AM26: When Severe Weather Strikes: Financial and Operational Readiness

Extreme weather is an increasingly common reality for colleges and universities. Flooding, burst pipes, campus evacuations for wildfires and hurricanes, and more are growing financial and operational risks. During this session, presenters will explore changing severe weather risk profiles and move beyond theory to practical and actionable frameworks for business officers to lead in an era of climate volatility. They’ll discuss emerging trends and present real-world case studies on how to mitigate these specific "billion-dollar" threats. You’ll leave with actionable strategies for building robust emergency preparedness plans, ensuring business continuity, and—most critically—leveraging powerful partnerships with internal departments and community agencies to protect the campus and its mission.   

Learning Objectives  

• Identify and quantify the emerging financial and operational risks posed by extreme winter weather, hurricanes, and wildfires.  

• Develop a framework for assessing your own institution's vulnerabilities to these threats.  

• Implement three actionable strategies to enhance your campus’ business continuity planning and build a more resilient financial and operational model. 

CPE Available: 1.5 Credits in Management Services

Each individual must register and attend separately to earn credit.

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Event Information

• Level: Intermediate
• Prerequisites: Minimum 1-2 years of experience as a professional in higher education or a related private industry.
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Delivery Mode: Group internet based
• Field of Study: Management Services 
• Length: 75 minutes

Steps to Earn CPE Credit

You can only earn credit for attending the session live. CPE credit cannot be earned for watching the recordings.

To earn CPE credit, you will complete the following tasks under the Content tab, after the session has ended:

1. Pass the CPE codeword quiz. Write down the codewords posted in the Zoom chat at random times throughout the session and complete the quiz at the end of the session. 
2. Submit the CPE check-out code displayed at the end of the session. 
3. Download your CPE certificate. 

You have until 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 21 to complete these three steps or report technology issues with this site to online@nacubo.org.

For more detailed instructions, review the CPE Instructions page.